Thanks for the links! I was never terribly fond of the Gast Temple, but somehow the WSC sculpt has done it justice. Looks like the WSC machine is kicking into overdrive... I wonder if the Flamberge is slated for release before or after the Berlin?

In so much as Ikushima-kun has a tendancy to sculpt his MHs rather "meaty", I'm a bit surprised that he never got around to sculpting a Siren A or D; I think the design would suit his style very well.

And what's the fourth thing mentioned? I think it says Ashura Temple/Prototype 03? Could this be a variation of the existing Ashura... maybe the one with the simple 'pincer claws' that come out of the shoulders, as seen in the manga?

After the 4 MH are mentioned, there's this message:

"Completion circumstance, we announce consecutively. Expectation."

(that's a babelfish translation)

So I guess they really are going to release all 4 of those? Awesome. 100% awesome.

Since WSC is apparently willing to revisit old sculpts (LED Mirage variations, and now the Ashura variant and Sr3 comic version), why why WHY doesn't WSC do a KOG AT based on the original KOG? A WSC KOG AT would be super...

Since WSC is apparently willing to revisit old sculpts (LED Mirage variations, and now the Ashura variant and Sr3 comic version), why why WHY doesn't WSC do a KOG AT based on the original KOG? A WSC KOG AT would be super...

Probably because the company's talent-base is comprised of only 2 sets of mits, and sometimes they just have to make necessary product decisions, and I for one applaud them: no other firm has officially released or even announced a Gast, Flamberge, or Ashura III in 1/100 that I know of, and this will allow WSC to wreap the benefit of being the only game in town for those kits... At least for the time being.

This is only a guess on my part, but the fact that WSC have announced so many models at once (which is unprecedented) would lead me to believe that those project are either quite advanced in the planning stage, or already in development. Model/Toy firms tend to like to keep their cards close to their chest, and generally won't make official announcements unless a project is already in the pipeline.

Ashura Temple Prototype 03, if it's the one I'm thinking of, is a VERY simple change from the existing WSC Ashura kit. So it's no surprise that it would come out soon... not much work involved in getting it ready. As far as I can remember, it's virtually identical to the existing kit, except the shoulder equipment.

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John F. Moscato wrote:Probably because the company's talent-base is comprised of only 2 sets of mits, and sometimes they just have to make necessary product decisions, and I for one applaud them: no other firm has officially released or even announced a Gast, Flamberge, or Ashura III in 1/100 that I know of, and this will allow WSC to wreap the benefit of being the only game in town for those kits... At least for the time being.

This is only a guess on my part, but the fact that WSC have announced so many models at once (which is unprecedented) would lead me to believe that those project are either quite advanced in the planning stage, or already in development. Model/Toy firms tend to like to keep their cards close to their chest, and generally won't make official announcements unless a project is already in the pipeline.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm very excited that WSC has FIVE new kits on the way (well, 3 new ones and 2 new variations of old ones).

I can totally see how WSC would be really busy right now... I'm just wondering why they never bothered to do a KOG AT in all the years since the KOG Lachesis came out. It really would have been a pretty minor change... Just the new head and a few cosmetic armor changes, for the most part...

Anyways, back to main topic... new WSC kits! Yay! And all are not available from other companies! Double yay!

It's no surprise that the focus point of this release and for most other WSC kits are the lower portion of the MH. I think the legs came out fine this time around. I also think it would look a little better if the skirt armors were slightly smaller? Still, I'm quite happy it turned out the way it looks^^.

Sheizzel wrote:It's no surprise that the focus point of this release and for most other WSC kits are the lower portion of the MH. I think the legs came out fine this time around. I also think it would look a little better if the skirt armors were slightly smaller? Still, I'm quite happy it turned out the way it looks^^.

I'm happy too...

And I just realized it's not all painted one color, like some other Gastness we've seen.